During the weekend of June 9 to 11, the Parrish Art Museum presents a variety of opportunities for the public to learn about and experience gardens, landscape design, and sustainable landscape architecture. The weekend begins with the Friday evening program, Inter-Sections: The Architect in Conversation, that will explore The Aesthetics of Sustainability. On Saturday and Sunday, June 10 and 11, the Museum presents its annual two-day horticulture event, Landscape Pleasures, featuring a Saturday morning symposium with leaders in garden design and landscape architecture, as well as tours of private gardens in Water Mill and East Hampton, including the storied Grey Gardens.

Tickets to Landscape Pleasures are $175 for Museum Members/$225 for Non-Members, and include admission to the symposium, garden tours, and Friday evening Inter-Sections program. The general public may attend only Inter-Sections, which is free for Members, $12 for Non-Members.

INTER-SECTIONS: THE ARCHITECT IN CONVERSATION, FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 6PM
Inter-Sections: The Architect in Conversation is a new Parrish series that brings together diverse voices concerned with building and designing for a vibrant and sustainable future. At Friday’s program, Landscape Architecture and the Environment: The Aesthetics of Sustainability, Chris Reed, founder and director of landscape firm Stoss, and Alex Matthiessen, president of eco-political consulting firm, Blue Marble Project, will address how architects, landscape designers, and community representatives can work together in a more holistic context to implement low-impact and regenerative projects.

LANDSCAPE PLEASURES, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, JUNE 10 & 11
The Landscape Pleasures Symposium, Saturday from 9am – 12:30pm, features presentations by three renowned figures in garden and landscape design. Writer/garden designer Page Dickey will discuss her favorite gardens; landscape architect Christine Ten Eyck will talk about the inherent beauty of Texas and the southwest; and R. William Thomas will share insights into the art of gardening at Chanticleer, the 48-acre pleasure garden in Wayne, Pennsylvania, now in its 24th year.

On Sunday, from 10am – 3pm, ticket holders can participate in self-guided tours with exclusive access to private gardens in Water Mill and East Hampton including the estates of Arne and Milly Glimcher, Deborah Nevins, the Listowel Garden, and Grey Gardens—the former home of the infamous Beale sisters immortalized in the documentary by the Maysels and the Broadway musical. For additional information or to purchase tickets please visit parrishart.org/LandscapePleasures2017 or call 631-283-2118 ext. 150.